Self-production making decorative items is a creative and interesting process. Not at all difficult to make Wall lights with their own hands, which can beautifully complement the interior of the room, giving it, in addition to additional lighting, comfort and home warmth. The convenience of making such crafts also lies in the fact that it does not require large material costs for the purchase of material. So, for example, you can make a wall sconce with your own hands even from improvised means that can be found in every home. In our article we will look at examples of independent design of wall lighting fixtures with examples of photos of finished samples.
In order to make a sconce with your own hands, you need tools, a base, an electrical wiring system with a base and a bulb, and materials for the lampshade.
As for the tools, we will not list a huge number of everything that may be needed in one case or another, but we will only say about the main ones that will be useful in one way or another, namely:
stationery (pencil, rulers, eraser, possibly a compass);
The basis for the lamp will be a round or square board cut from an MDF sheet. It should have the dimensions of the future sconce with your own hands (photos are presented in the article). It is also necessary to make slots in the base for installing light bulb sockets. Their number will depend on how bright the lighting should be. When making slits, be sure to take into account the thickness of the bulbs in order to correctly calculate the distance between them.
It is also necessary to cut out the sidewalls for the perimeter of the base, and make a small gap in the bottom of them in order to pass the electrical wire. The sides are fastened with self-tapping screws, the places of the caps are covered with putty. It is advisable to use sandpaper for uniform grouting.
DIY wall lamps can include color design. The entire frame can be initially coated with a primer, which will ensure a long service life and painted in the desired color.
Fasteners or hooks are installed on the back of the side parts, with the help of which the lamp will be mounted to the wall.
For electricity supply equipment, you will need a power cord with a plug and a switch (you may have to buy one or use one left over from a non-working lamp). The socket can also be removed from obsolete lighting fixtures.
DIY wall lamps, or more precisely, their lampshades, are often made from flammable materials such as fabric, paper, thread, etc. In order to avoid fire, it is worth using energy-saving light bulbs daylight, which have high light output with low heating.
Light bulbs with sockets are mounted in finished frame, the wire is routed through the equipped hole. At this point, we can assume that the DIY wall lamp is half ready. Now it’s time to start making the lampshade.
There are many methods here using materials such as wood (various twigs), fabrics, threads, etc. It is imperative to have a wire that can hold its shape well for a long time, but at the same time bend well.
After trimming large trees Various branches and snags remain, which can be successfully used by decorating wall lamps with your own hands. The photos show how a seemingly ordinary piece of driftwood turned into an elegant sconce. To do this, all I had to do was cut and sand the points, and make a hole inside for the electrical wire.
Another way to make a spectacular sconce from wood with your own hands is to decorate it with twigs grapevine, arranging them in different sequences. This lamp will become a real decoration for a room in eco style.
Beautiful DIY wall lamps (photos below) can be made from wicker. They can be made different ways weaving, but for beginners it’s worth starting with simple designs.
It is quite easy to make such a lamp for the wall with your own hands. To do this, you need to have a dense thread of any color (you can take white, or finished design paint in the required color), PVA glue and balloon. The technology is very simple. First of all, we inflate the ball to the size that the lampshade should have and tie it tightly. We first soak the threads in glue, and then, having attached the tip to the base, we begin to wrap them around the ball in a chaotic manner. The winding density can be anything, it all depends on how bright lighting should emit a DIY wall sconce.
Having finished the winding, you can once again coat the entire workpiece with glue with a brush and hang it to dry. We remove the ball from the completely dried workpiece - to do this, it must first be burst. The lampshade is ready. If necessary, it can be painted in any color using spray paint. It is noteworthy that with such a do-it-yourself sconce (photos are presented in the article) you can emphasize any interior style, depending on the color of the lampshade: white will suit minimalism, black will highlight high-tech, bright yellow or red will complement modernism, etc.
Decorating the house yourself is a favorite pastime of many housewives; this article reveals how to make a lamp with your own hands. You can revive the interior of a living room, bedroom or hallway using improvised means, just by changing the shade of a chandelier, floor lamp or table lamp. Do-it-yourself lamp shades can be used not only in residential interiors, but also in cafes, pubs, and pizzerias.
Products made for children's rooms must be made from natural, non-toxic materials and painted with environmentally friendly paints.
When manufacturing, you should also remember fire safety Therefore, lampshades made of flammable materials made from paper, plastic, feathers or threads should only be used with lamps that have a low heating temperature.
You need to use LED or fluorescent lamps. They have a number of advantages:
In addition, such lamps are also called energy-saving; their only drawback can be called high cost.
It is also advisable to have a specialist connect the wire to the socket. You should not try to perform this operation yourself, as this may lead to undesirable consequences. It is more convenient to decorate an existing lamp frame or make it from durable and not very heavy materials.
To create lamps, the following materials are used: scissors, mounting knife, fishing line, wire, pliers, hot gun, which in some cases can be replaced with super glue. They should be used by an adult; it is unacceptable to involve a child in gluing. Since in one case he will get a burn, and in another he may glue his fingers together or stick to the parts of the future product.
Many craftsmen make lamps from completely unnecessary materials:
From plastic containers You can easily create a homemade chandelier of different sizes.
Very interesting option homemade chandelier is made from glass bottles. They are used to decorate the halls of catering establishments. Also this a good option for the kitchen in a residential building or apartment. This can be a lampshade consisting of one or several bottles, the bottom of which is cut off. You can do this yourself, but it is better to use the services of a workshop where they cut glass and mirrors.
For a lampshade made of threads or ribbons you will need: a ready-made frame made of strong wire, threads of different colors, scissors, glue.
You can make a multi-tiered, colored lamp from ordinary disposable spoons.
For a paper lampshade, paper or thin cardboard is suitable. Such a lampshade can be either rectangular or square. First you need to think about the size of the lampshade than bigger room, the wider the design can be. In a small nursery or hallway, a lampshade with a diameter of 30–35 centimeters will look good.
The frame can be made of wire; it will consist of an upper and lower part; consider making a lampshade in the shape of a cylinder.
Such a lampshade can be decorated with a mosaic of CDs. To do this, the discs are cut sharp scissors into small fragments, which are glued onto outer surface pelvis You can glue only the bottom outline and paint the rest. Or decorate the entire surface of the lampshade with such a mosaic. The more convex the surface, the smaller the disc fragments should be.
An original lamp can be made from a dry branch of an unusual shape. It needs to be cleared of bark and covered with stain, then, if desired, treated with clear varnish. The branch must be attached to the hook on the ceiling using regular fishing line. Then I wind the wire with the lamp onto the branch several times. A branch entwined with several wires looks beautiful.
You can make a lamp from plastic hangers. Described in detail in the video:
DIY bottle chandeliers are more suitable for the kitchen. Structures made of glass or plastic will be easy to clean from dust and wash if necessary. For the kitchen, hallway or living room, a lamp made of natural wood.
For a child's room, a painted lampshade would be more suitable. plastic bottles, a floor lamp made of bright threads or a paper composition. Last option cannot be called durable, but this is the option that children will like. Girls will like a lampshade with butterflies and plant elements; boys will like designs with cars, superheroes or bright plastic lampshades.
In some cafes and pubs they are used for hall decoration. original lamps from bottles. These could be beer bottles. They can serve as a lampshade for light bulbs, or be an interesting frame for a lamp.
With your own hands you can give new look floor lamp. You can decorate the lampshade with fabric, threads, paper with cut-out designs, and you also don’t need to ignore the base and leg of the lamp. They can be painted with acrylic paints, glazed, and decorated with beads. The decor of the lower part of the floor lamp should echo the elements in the upper part. The simplest option is to decorate the lampshade in a single color with lace or guipure.
The lower part of the thread lamp can be decorated with pom-poms of the same size hanging on a thread. They are glued to the inside of the frame with glue. Pompoms can hang on both the same and different heights. They can be made in one color or combined several shades.
To decorate paper lamps you can use lace, thick tulle, beads different sizes. Decorate glass jars Or bottles can be glass pebbles, which can be purchased at hardware stores. You can also use buttons of different sizes and colors. Small buttons can even be glued to PVA.
On new year holidays It is customary to decorate the Christmas tree, but you can also decorate the shades of lamps and floor lamps. Here you can use regular rain, hand-carved snowflakes, Christmas tree figurines, decorative balls and a regular garland. If in a wall or floor lamp If an energy-saving lamp is installed, its lampshade can be decorated with paper snowflakes.
Wall sconces are installed in living rooms, bedrooms, and children's rooms. After repairs, you can use old sconces only by changing them appearance. You can paint the body of the lamp in a light color, and apply bronze or silver paint on top with a hard bristle brush to create a patina effect. If the lampshade is glass, the desired pattern is applied to its surface using a glass stencil. Here you can use contour paints (they are used to create stained glass) or aerosol paints.
IN modern design An interior where things and colors are well chosen is dominated most of all by correctly installed lighting. Thanks to lighting fixtures, it is possible to highlight various areas premises, visually expand or reduce the space, while giving coziness and a comfortable stay in the living room or bedroom. Of course, you can buy a lamp or create a sconce with your own hands from improvised materials. The latter option is economical and allows you to make the design at your own discretion.
Fashion does not stand still, but moves in circles, so now crystal sconces are no longer so popular, but are considered a sign of luxury wooden lamps. Not everyone knows that in the 16th century, palaces and churches were installed wooden structures. As you understand, there was no electricity at that time, so candles, which were installed on wooden stands, were used as a lighting element. Today it is possible to produce sconces at home, both for candles and light bulbs.
As you know, any material has its pros and cons, and wood also has its own special qualities that must be taken into account when making a lamp from wood:
Before you start making wood with your own hands, you need to consider and take all safety measures, as well as develop a future project wall sconce. It must be remembered that the light bulbs should not come into contact with wood and other elements of the lamp. Let's take a closer look at several models of wall sconces.
Other options for combining wood and metal have different directions. This could be a metal lampshade with wooden base or a lamp in the form of a torch and the hand that holds it. For wood connoisseurs, we can offer the manufacture of sconces only from wood or plywood. It all depends on your imagination and available material.
A beautiful lamp can be made from an old lamp and bamboo sticks tied with coconut fiber rope. The device is simple; three bamboo sticks are connected to each other. Two are vertical, and one between them is horizontal and attached to the wall. The lampshade from an old lamp is attached with a rope to a horizontal bamboo stick. This design can be placed in the house, on the porch or gazebo.
A beautiful wall night light for a nursery can be made from a sheet of fiberboard or plywood. An example would be the design of a conventional birdhouse.
To do this, parts of the sidewalls, roof, bottom are cut out manually or electric jigsaw. WITH reverse side homemade fasteners are installed, after which the product is painted and electrical components are installed.
Location of wall lights:
You can make your own unique and unusual lamp from various scrap items that you can find in your garage or shed. As a result of such modifications of old things, you will get a stylish lamp made by yourself. As a result, you saved money on purchasing sconces and at the same time cleared the shelves of old trash.
People who have developed creative abilities very often create interior elements with their own hands, and making a master class chandelier is not difficult. Only it is better to buy factory-made lamps for the bathroom, because they must be small and reliable.
Dwellings containing objects self made, acquire a refined and original look.
To make a chandelier from plastic bottles we take:
Now you know how to make a plastic chandelier with your own hands. To consolidate the material, we recommend that you watch a video that contains examples of chandeliers made from plastic bottles:
To make a wooden chandelier we will need:
Description of the manufacturing principle.
DIY chandelier made of wood, photo below:
To make a chandelier from nylon threads we take:
Description of the manufacturing principle.
Attention! A DIY lampshade for a chandelier requires the use of a light bulb of no more than 60W, as it is made of flammable materials.
Have you decided to change your interior and want something unusual? The store offers a huge selection of different things, but why not make something yourself? The designer lives in each of us, you just need to wake him up, change the world that surrounds you, make it the way you see it!
Why not start with a chandelier? It can become the calling card of your home that no one else has. This will not only save your money but also give you a sea of unforgettable emotions.
Make a chandelier shade with your own hands. You will be surprised that things that you were ready to throw away can be useful to you and reborn in your new invention.
First you need to decide on the style of what kind of chandelier you want.
If you are young - a romantic style chandelier is for you, you need to decorate country house– country style will be just right.
To make a chandelier with our own hands, we take:
For the frame, what's left of your old, long-forgotten chandelier is suitable. Many famous designers began their illustrious careers by giving old items a shine, bringing them back to life and putting them up for sale.
Take measurements and decide on the fabric you will use. Sewing the cover the right size put on the frame. You can decorate the lampshade however you like. These can be cut out flowers, animals, figures, beads and much more that your imagination can reproduce. We attach a socket equipped with a low-power light bulb to the lampshade and everything is ready. A lampshade made by yourself will lift your spirits every time you look at it.
How to make a New Year's chandelier with your own hands to surprise your friends with your suddenly discovered talent?
To make a chandelier we take:
Description of the manufacturing principle.
We start by cutting a square from plexiglass, the dimensions of which are 50:50 cm. We make holes every 5 centimeters throughout the entire area, as chaotically as possible. We take a linen thread and thread it through the water hole and out into another, adjacent one. The length of the extended ends should be two meters. We repeat this procedure until we fill all the holes in the square.
We hang this composition instead of a chandelier on the ceiling and continue to decorate the chandelier as christmas tree. We take the balls and tie nylon threads of different lengths to them, and tie them to the structure, concentrating them in the central part. Next we perform the same operation with glass products, but we hang them already at the edges, the length of the thread should be less than on the balls. If you look at the structure as a whole, it will look like an inverted pyramid.
Now you know how to make a New Year's chandelier with your own hands. Start your crafts right now and you won't stop with the chandelier.
IN Lately Decorations for chandeliers such as thread wrapping have become very fashionable.
Description of the manufacturing principle.
We will need a lot of thread and PVA glue, as well as an inflatable ball. Cotton threads are perfect for our project, since the glue applies evenly to them and behaves obediently.
Wrapping inflated balloon threads, apply glue and wait until it dries. Then we simply pop the ball with a needle. Cut a hole on top for the light bulb and you're done. Your result can be compared with the DIY chandelier in the photo.
The idea of making a lamp with your own hands came to mind when, after laying linoleum in the house, there was a cardboard pipe left (on which the linoleum was wound).
To make a lamp with your own hands, all you have to do is buy just a little 2 meters of black and red wire, 2 meters of adhesive-backed LED strip, a 12V 1A power supply, spray paint in a can. Of course, the LED strip was a bit expensive, but it was easier to work with. It was possible to use super-bright LEDs separately, but there was a lot of hassle with them in terms of wiring them together and fastening them inside the pipe.
Making a lamp with your own hands began with drawing preliminary sketches on paper. There was a desire for the lamp not only to be curved in a plane, but also in space, and have a bizarre 3D wave shape.
After the sketch on paper satisfied my wishes, I began making the lamp. Each pipe in the drawing was measured, and the pipes were cut according to these dimensions. To obtain the required angles, templates were cut out of paper and attached with tape to the pipe.
All pipes were laid out on the table and adjustments were made to the waveform.
The cuts were made on a stationary circular saw. This produces smooth, burr-free cuts with a width of 2 mm.
Now you need to connect all the pipes into one. The main task is to make smooth curves; for this it will not hurt to use a template (fibreboard sheet) on the table. Since the pipes are cardboard, they can be connected accordingly using glue PVA, but I would recommend using glues that harden stronger and faster (moment, superglue).
On the reverse side they were screwed onto the screws wooden planks, to homemade lamp could be hung on the wall. And holes were drilled in each pipe to output wires from the LED strips.
The pipes were painted regular paint in a can. The color red was used, since the wall on which the lamp was to be located was white, I wanted to get some contrast.
The paint dries very quickly, so you can begin installing the LEDs. The main thing to remember is what to cut LED strip only possible in specially marked areas. The tape must be marked in advance so that it is enough for all 12 pipes.
We solder red wires to the “+” contact, and black wires to the “-” contact, so as not to confuse the polarity later.
We place the LED strips inside the pipes and fix them with the adhesive side to the pipe wall, and route the wires through pre-made holes. All that remains is to connect all the wires in parallel (connect red to red, and black to black) and connect to the power supply.
